Lawrie Reilly’s medals return home to Easter Road

Medals won by Hibs’ legendary forward Lawrie Reilly have
been purchased by the Hibernian Historical Trust for £12,000 and will be
displayed inside Easter Road Stadium.

The Trust appealed for and received donations from
supporters in order to bid for the lot which included two championship medals
won in 1951 and 1952.

Arguably the greatest player in the Club’s history, Lawrie
Reilly holds the record for the most international caps won by a player while
at Easter Road.

The only one of the ‘Famous Five’ to support Hibs as a schoolboy, he spent his entire career at Easter Road and a street near to the stadium was named in his honour following his death six years ago.

Reilly hung up his boots as Hibs top League goal scorer
tallying 187 goals, a record that is firmly held to this day.

The Trust – an Independent Charity, based in Easter Road
Stadium, was formed to protect, display and acquire Hibernian memorabilia.

One of its aims is to ensure that important artefacts are
secured, displayed and are available for the Hibernian family to see and
observe at the home of our Club. In the past, it has acquired a number of
important medals and awards for our collection, including the complete set of
medals won by Gordon Smith.

A number of generous supporters pledged financial support to
supplement the funds available.

The Auction today at Thomson Roddick’s Rosewell (Edinburgh)
branch..

“We are proud to announce that the we have acquired at
auction Lawrie Reilly’s championship medals,” said the trust on Twitter.